Of
the
Vertues
,
force
,
and
vse
,
of
the
right
and
approued
Terra
Sigillata
of
Germanie
.
FIrst
(
which
in
nature
is
most
to
bée
wondered
at
&
reuerenced
,
)
it
resisteth
all
maner
Poysons
or
Venoms
receiued
inwardly
,
be
they
neuer
so
furious
or
deadly
,
and
spéedily
expelleth
them
by
vomit
,
if
either
before
or
presently
after
the
poysons
it
be
taken
,
if
any
thing
later
,
it
driueth
them
out
by
sweating
.
Secondly
,
with
the
like
wonderfull
qualitie
of
nature
,
it
resisteth
the
most
cruell
and
horrible
infection
of
the
Pestilence
,
not
onely
in
preseruing
such
as
vse
it
,
but
also
in
spéedie
curing
and
calling
to
life
,
such
as
are
infected
,
and
halfe
dead
.
Thirdly
,
it
cureth
the
bitings
or
stingings
of
all
maner
of
venemous
beastes
,
or
wormes
,
and
any
wounde
made
with
poysoned
Darte
or
weapon
.
Fourthly
,
it
is
founde
to
haue
a
singular
and
most
swéete
agréement
and
wonderfull
Sympathy
with
the
vitall
partes
of
mans
bodie
,
so
as
it
greatly
comforteth
the
heart
,
refresheth
the
brayne
,
and
kéepeth
away
diseases
from
all
the
inward
partes
besides
.
It
asswageth
all
manner
of
headach
,
paine
and
trembling
of
the
heart
.
It
helpeth
wounded
,
inflamed
,
bleared
,
and
watring
eyes
.
It
hath
also
béene
found
by
experience
,
that
in
wounds
and
inflamation
of
the
brayne
and
the
stones
,
this
excellent
earth
hath
done
more
good
than
any
other
medicine
could
promise
or
performe
.
Fiftly
,
against
all
vnmeasurable
bléeding
,
either
of
veyne
,
Arterye
,
or
any
other
part
of
the
bodie
,
there
cannot
a
more
assured
remedie
be
found
.
Sixtly
,
it
dryeth
vp
all
manner
of
Rewmes
,
Destilations
,
and
Murrs
.
Seuenthly
,
it
stoppeth
the
Laske
,
Lyentery
,
bloudy
flixe
,
and
all
other
too
much
loosenesse
of
the
belly
.
Eightly
,
it
throughly
healeth
all
burnings
,
or
scaldings
,
by
Fire
,
Water
,
or
Mettal
,
both
keeping
them
from
blistring
,
and
spéedily
restoring
the
hurt
parts
.
Ninthly
,
it
healeth
soundly
and
perfectly
all
gréene
woundes
,
&
rankled
and
rotten
Soares
.
Tenthly
,
it
is
against
the
Quinsey
and
inward
Inflamations
a
most
present
remedie
.
The
eleuenth
,
against
Itch
and
Skabs
that
are
hardly
cured
,
this
earth
is
with
very
good
successe
vsed
.
The
twelft
,
it
is
a
most
méete
medicine
against
all
such
sickenesses
as
are
to
be
auoided
by
Sweating
.
The
thirtéenth
,
against
the
consuming
of
the
Longs
,
as
well
in
drying
vp
the
Soare
,
as
in
staying
the
spitting
of
bloude
,
it
is
a
medicine
most
profitable
.
A
more
full
and
playner
declaration
,
of
the
maner
and
order
in
the
vsing
the
said
earth
against
the
diseases
before
named
.
FIrst
,
to
speake
in
generall
of
the
vse
of
this
earth
,
and
the
manner
of
taking
it
:
It
is
with
most
happie
successe
giuen
.
In
the
like
sorte
,
and
against
the
same
vnnaturall
diseases
,
as
is
the
earth
of
Lemnos
,
which
of
olde
time
was
so
famous
,
and
is
at
this
day
so
highly
of
the
Turkish
Emperour
and
his
Bassas
accounted
of
,
as
they
estéeme
it
to
be
farre
more
precious
than
golde
:
Nay
which
is
more
,
in
the
curing
of
many
diseases
,
it
farre
excéedeth
the
saide
Lemnian
earth
,
which
for
the
most
part
counterfette
,
is
yet
with
such
difficultie
brought
out
of
Turkie
vnto
vs
(
For
that
which
is
commonly
solde
at
the
Apothecaries
,
is
in
comparison
hereof
not
worthy
to
bee
named
.
)
And
therefore
great
good
reason
it
is
,
that
wee
confesse
,
and
with
a
thankefull
minde
acknowledge
,
the
singular
liberalitie
and
bountie
of
that
great
and
most
mighty
maiestie
extended
towards
our
countrymen
of
Germanie
:
That
where
by
reason
of
the
Turkish
barbarousnesse
so
godly
and
blessed
giftes
of
God
,
as
likewise
all
learning
,
artes
,
and
liberall
sciences
,
hath
béene
defaced
and
corrupted
,
yet
hath
it
pleased
him
at
this
day
,
so
to
bewtifie
this
poore
Country
of
Germanie
,
not
onely
with
all
kindes
of
good
learning
and
artes
,
and
with
the
profound
knowledge
of
Diuinitie
,
but
hath
likewise
sent
vnto
vs
such
his
most
rare
&
excellent
gifts
,
whereby
we
are
sufficiently
prouided
of
whatsoeuer
concerneth
the
health
of
either
soule
or
bodie
.
And
because
I
would
not
haue
men
be
perswaded
by
my
bare
wordes
(
who
vpon
a
charitable
affection
haue
willingly
published
to
the
world
this
worthy
benefite
of
God
,
)
I
doe
vnto
all
learned
men
commit
the
efficacie
,
forme
,
and
vertuousnes
of
this
blessed
and
neuer
sufficienly
commended
earth
,
to
bée
wayed
&
examined
with
sound
iudgement
and
consideration
,
which
hath
often
béene
prooued
by
good
tryal
and
experience
.
The
vertues
whereof
for
their
furtherance
that
haue
not
béene
much
acquainted
with
Phisicke
,
I
will
here
briefly
set
downe
.
First
,
if
poyson
be
giuen
to
anie
man
in
meate
or
drinke
or
otherwise
,
or
if
any
haue
vnawares
,
as
manie
times
it
chaunceth
,
tasted
any
deadly
or
venemous
medicine
,
as
soone
as
hee
perceiueth
himselfe
diseased
,
let
him
take
a
dramme
of
this
earth
,
or
more
or
lesse
according
to
the
strength
of
the
poyson
,
and
the
age
and
force
of
the
sicke
man
,
and
in
some
conuenient
Lyquor
let
him
drinke
it
vp
,
and
if
the
poyson
haue
béene
but
newly
receiued
,
he
shall
presently
bring
it
vp
by
vomit
:
But
if
so
be
through
longer
time
the
Venom
haue
béeue
dispersed
and
carryed
to
the
inwarde
veynes
yet
being
well
couered
in
his
bedde
,
he
shall
happily
driue
it
out
by
sweating
.
The
Lyquors
that
are
most
méetest
to
take
it
with
,
are
these
:
the
water
of
Carduus
benedictus
,
Dyuils
bitt
,
swallowwort
.
The
water
of
the
rootes
of
the
great
brode
Clott
,
Angellica
,
Pympernell
,
and
such
like
:
If
you
haue
not
these
waters
at
hande
,
this
souerayne
preseruatiue
may
be
taken
verie
well
in
white
Wine
.
Secondly
,
against
the
plague
it
may
be
vsed
in
the
like
maner
,
especially
when
it
is
to
be
giuen
vnto
such
as
are
alreadie
infected
.
But
if
you
meane
to
take
it
but
as
a
preseruatiue
,
you
néede
not
to
take
a
whole
dramme
,
for
halfe
a
dramme
taken
in
the
morning
in
a
little
wine
or
vineger
of
Marygolds
,
or
any
other
conuenient
Lyquor
,
will
very
well
serue
.
I
my selfe
haue
alwayes
vsed
this
earth
with
very
good
successe
,
in
maner
as
followeth
,
as
soone
as
a
man
féeleth
any
paine
of
his
heart
or
his
heade
,
or
perceiueth
any
anguish
,
grudging
,
lothsomnesse
,
guiddinesse
,
or
other
signes
of
the
pestilence
,
I
do
streight
disolue
in
wine
,
water
,
or
other
lyquor
,
a
dramme
of
this
earth
,
and
giue
it
to
the
sicke
man
in
his
bedde
,
casting
him
in
a
sweat
,
wherewith
the
venome
is
in
a
very
fewe
houres
driuen
out
,
without
any
outward
sore
or
swelling
:
But
if
it
so
fall
out
as
it
be
not
taken
in
time
,
the
bloud
being
for
the
greatest
parte
infected
,
there
commeth
out
in
the
sweating
either
sore
or
carbuncle
.
In
this
case
you
must
open
the
veyne
as
nere
to
the
sore
as
may
be
:
As
if
it
be
vnder
the
arme
,
Herewithall
must
you
remember
after
the
receit
of
the
medicine
to
take
a
toste
wet
in
very
good
vinager
,
and
to
cause
the
patient
to
holde
it
to
his
nose
to
kéepe
him
from
casting
it
vp
againe
.
And
if
he
fortune
to
cast
it
vp
you
must
giue
it
againe
and
againe
,
till
his
stomacke
doe
kéepe
it
.
This
manner
of
vsing
of
it
a
man
of
great
authority
and
calling
in
the
Turkes
Court
did
send
to
a
noble
man
his
friende
as
a
great
secret
,
with
this
protestation
,
that
a
principall
Phisition
of
the
Turkes
did
leaue
this
order
written
in
the
Arabyck
tongue
,
which
the
experiences
of
a
great
number
hath
since
confirmed
.
Thirdly
,
against
the
biting
of
a
madde
dogge
,
the
stinging
of
Serpents
,
Scorpions
,
Spyders
,
or
any
other
venemous
wormes
,
as
also
against
woundes
made
by
poysoned
weapons
,
this
earth
may
in
this
sort
be
most
commodiously
vsed
.
Take
as
much
thereof
as
shall
suffice
for
the
bignesse
of
the
wound
,
and
with
fasting
spittle
make
it
into
a
paste
spred
vpon
Linnen
,
and
lay
it
to
the
soare
,
or
being
made
more
thinner
anoynt
the
soare
with
it
,
whereby
the
venome
shall
not
all
onely
be
drawen
backe
,
but
the
force
thereof
quite
abated
,
so
as
in
this
case
it
is
not
possible
to
haue
a
better
medicine
.
And
if
it
happen
the
plasture
bee
applyed
too
late
,
then
must
you
of
neressitie
driue
out
the
poison
by
receiuing
inwardly
a
dram
of
the
earth
infused
in
wine
or
other
medicinable
Lyquor
.
Fourthly
,
it
doth
wonderfully
asswage
the
paynes
and
raging
of
the
head
,
whether
it
come
of
heate
,
wind
,
labour
,
watching
,
care
,
or
trouble
of
minde
,
and
restoreth
the
consumed
spirits
if
it
be
taken
with
good
Aqua
vitae
,
the
waters
of
Betony
,
Rosmary
,
Mageram
,
Penyroyall
,
or
such
like
,
or
in
great
heate
a
dramme
of
it
taken
in
the
morning
with
Rosewater
.
The
paynes
and
trembling
of
the
heart
it
asswageth
,
and
the
heart
it selfe
being
dumpish
it
greatly
reioyceth
,
if
a
dramme
of
it
be
taken
with
the
waters
of
Balme
,
Salendine
,
Mother-wort
,
Buglasse
,
Borage
,
or
Geliuer
Flowers
,
or
dronke
in
like
sort
with
good
white
wine
.
For
the
burning
heat
of
the
eyes
,
bleerednes
,
rumes
,
or
any
flux
,
this
earth
is
specially
good
,
applyed
eyther
with
Rose-water
,
the
waters
of
Planteyne
,
Eybright
,
Valeryan
,
Fenell
,
or
any
such
,
and
dropped
into
the
eye
with
the
fether
of
a
blacke
henne
,
or
linnen
cloth
dipped
in
the
water
and
layde
to
it
,
for
any
stripe
in
the
eye
it
healeth
it
,
if
it
be
layd
to
with
the
whit
of
an
egge
,
and
any
conuenient
water
as
shall
séeme
good
to
the
Phisition
or
Surgeon
.
It
helpeth
the
wounds
of
the
head
or
of
the
stones
,
if
being
disolued
in
Rosewater
,
a
linnen
cloth
dipped
therein
be
layd
to
the
hurt
place
,
for
therby
shall
the
soare
be
kept
from
any
inflamation
,
flux
of
euill
humors
,
or
hurtfull
accident
.
Fiftly
,
you
may
quickely
stanch
bloud
breaking
out
from
any
part
of
the
body
,
if
you
beate
a
Trocyse
of
this
earth
into
pouder
,
&
mingling
it
with
spittle
or
any
other
lyquor
,
apply
it
to
the
place
,
you
shall
soone
restreyne
bléeding
at
the
nose
if
mingling
this
earth
with
vinager
,
the
white
of
an
egge
,
&
the
water
of
Tormentyll
,
you
spreade
it
vpon
linnen
cloth
and
lay
it
to
the
temples
to
the
parte
of
the
head
,
and
put
it
into
the
nose
,
you
shall
easily
also
dissolue
cluttered
bloud
congealed
within
the
body
by
any
casualty
,
if
you
take
either
this
earth
alone
in
warme
wine
,
or
if
you
cause
the
patient
to
drink
a
dramme
of
the
earth
and
a
dramme
of
that
bole
which
they
that
digge
in
quarreyes
finde
in
the
midst
of
the
stones
,
and
name
it
it
in
Dutch
of
the
colour
Lyuerstone
,
and
of
the
place
Steynmarle
,
dissolued
in
the
white
of
two
egges
and
warme
vinager
,
with
a
scruple
of
Saffron
.
Sixtly
,
to
cure
the
Rewme
,
vse
often
to
drinke
this
earth
morning
and
euening
,
eyther
in
white
wine
or
other
lyquor
,
whereby
you
shall
immediately
sweate
and
finde
great
ease
.
Seuenthly
,
you
shall
stoppe
any
loosenesse
of
the
bodie
if
you
giue
a
dramme
of
this
earth
in
the
morning
and
at
night
in
the
water
of
Tormentyll
,
of
Oke
leaues
,
or
of
the
flowers
of
our
Acacia
.
Eightly
,
to
kéepe
any
parte
of
the
body
that
it
blyster
not
after
burning
and
skalding
and
to
skinne
it
verie
spéedily
,
powre
vpon
this
earth
cléere
Fountaine
water
wherein
vnquenched
Lime
hath
soaked
the
night
before
,
and
herewithall
with
the
fether
of
a
blacke
henne
anoynt
often
times
very
tenderly
the
sore
place
.
Ninthly
,
if
this
earth
be
put
in
any
playster
stéeped
in
any
lyquor
,
or
receiued
any
wayes
into
the
body
,
it
perfectly
cureth
al
paines
,
inflamations
,
or
euill
accidents
of
any
wounds
or
vlcers
,
especially
woundes
of
the
kydneis
,
stones
,
or
inward
parts
.
Tenthly
,
it
healeth
Itches
,
Scabs
,
Rybes
,
Skuruinesse
,
Mangies
,
or
other
such
filthy
diseases
of
the
skinne
and
maketh
the
skinne
smoth
and
white
,
if
so
be
it
be
dissolued
in
spring
water
or
plantyne
water
,
if
the
foule
and
leprous
skinne
be
often
washed
therewith
and
not
dryed
after
it
.
Lastly
,
this
earth
of
ours
doth
helpe
the
quinsey
,
inward
inflamations
,
vlcered
Lungs
,
and
such
other
inward
diseases
,
if
a
dramme
of
it
be
taken
in
any
water
proper
to
the
disease
,
and
likewise
it
cureth
all
Collickes
,
and
Illyacke
passions
.
These
are
in
effect
the
vertues
of
this
excellent
earth
,
as
farre
as
I
haue
hitherto
had
experience
.
Other
vertues
of
this
blessed
earth
doubtlesse
there
are
many
,
which
I
leaue
to
the
experiences
of
the
learned
Phisitions
.
Onely
this
I
will
tell
them
,
that
this
earth
is
of
the
nature
of
the
Sunne
,
or
of
Golde
,
for
it
groweth
in
no
place
but
in
the
golde
mynes
in
the
midst
of
the
rockes
,
as
doth
the
precious
stone
.
(
I
meane
the
yellow
earth
,
for
the
white
is
in
the
siluer
mynes
,
and
likely
it
is
that
euery
mettal
else
hath
his
proper
vole
or
earth
as
I
gesse
,
for
as
yet
I
haue
not
fully
vnderstood
it
.
)
Whereupon
it
is
called
by
Paracelsus
in
the
first
parte
of
his
great
Surgery
and
in
other
places
,
the
greace
of
the
Sunne
,
because
it
hath
in
it
some
shewe
of
fatnesse
.
Moreouer
,
I
haue
had
of
some
skilfull
Alchymists
two
sortes
of
earth
,
the
one
drawen
from
golde
,
the
other
from
siluer
very
like
vnto
these
of
ours
,
which
so
being
,
out
of
all
doubt
that
earth
of
ours
being
as
it
ought
to
be
prepared
and
applyed
,
will
cure
all
those
gréeuous
diseases
that
golde
it selfe
being
prepared
according
to
Art
will
cure
,
which
I
leaue
to
the
search
of
the
wise
and
learned
Phisitions
:
For
my selfe
it
sufficeth
to
haue
shewed
the
way
to
others
,
whereby
they
may
garnish
and
aduaunce
the
glory
of
God
and
our
Countrey
.
In
fine
,
these
and
other
many
remedyes
sondry
Doctors
haue
dayly
found
out
,
especially
in
the
falling
sickenesse
,
wherein
they
haue
founde
by
good
tryall
and
experience
that
diuers
infected
with
that
disease
,
by
taking
of
this
earth
gotten
in
the
golden
myne
,
haue
béene
throughly
deliuered
,
so
as
they
haue
not
anie
time
after
béene
touched
with
it
.
And
therefore
I
heartely
desire
all
such
to
whose
handes
this
earth
hath
come
,
and
who
haue
had
any
experience
of
it
,
that
if
so
be
they
happen
to
haue
any
other
experience
of
it
eyther
by
themselues
or
others
,
than
a
number
of
learned
men
haue
tryed
(
whose
witnesse
of
great
credite
yea
,
euen
of
Magistrates
and
Princes
before
whom
it
hath
béene
tryed
I
haue
set
downe
,
)
that
for
the
comforte
of
the
diseased
,
brotherly
charitie
,
and
commodity
of
the
vniuersall
members
of
Christ
,
they
would
vouchsafe
to
send
mee
word
of
it
hither
into
Silesia
,
where
I
remaine
in
a
towne
called
Kupfferberg
,
or
to
aduertise
the
famous
&
most
learned
Philosopher
D.
Ihon
Montanus
Doctor
in
Phisicke
,
now
dwelling
at
Striga
.
Touching
the
names
of
both
the
white
and
the
yellow
earth
,
to
speake
something
thereof
,
I
trust
there
is
no
man
that
can
iustly
be
offended
with
me
,
in
that
I
haue
termed
the
white
earth
digged
out
of
the
siluer
mines
,
by
the
name
of
mynerall
vnycorne
,
wherein
I
haue
not
so
much
here
followed
mine
owne
fansie
(
though
it
may
be
permitted
to
the
Inuentors
to
giue
names
to
such
things
as
they
haue
found
out
)
as
the
counsell
and
aduise
of
the
best
Myners
,
and
Doctors
of
Phisicke
,
who
commonly
giue
names
according
to
the
effect
&
quallitie
of
the
medicine
,
and
not
according
to
the
outward
shape
or
shewe
onely
,
as
the
vnlearned
vse
to
doe
:
Or
because
I
haue
called
the
yellow
earth
the
grease
of
the
Sunne
,
being
gotten
out
of
the
golde
mynes
,
and
afterwards
with
great
diligence
prepared
.
For
I
haue
found
by
experience
,
that
the
yellow
earth
hath
the
same
force
and
vertue
in
curing
diseases
that
golde
it selfe
hath
:
as
the
white
hath
the
vertues
of
siluer
.
So
as
good
reason
to
mee
it
séemes
,
to
name
them
according
to
the
thinges
whereof
they
take
their
force
.
If
these
names
displease
any
man
,
the
partie
may
come
hyther
to
the
mines
where
they
growe
,
and
consider
the
place
,
circumstance
,
forme
,
and
propertie
,
of
the
thing
,
before
he
as
vnskilfull
in
Mynerall
matters
,
doe
maliciously
blase
abroad
his
foolish
writings
against
the
secret
workes
of
God
,
or
vpon
a
couetous
conceit
,
fearing
that
his
Ritchin
will
be
the
colder
,
if
out
of
Germanie
that
may
be
had
at
a
small
price
,
which
is
hunted
for
out
of
Araby
,
Turquy
,
and
the
barbarous
places
there
abouts
,
with
so
great
summes
of
monie
and
with
greater
gaine
retayled
,
although
not
halfe
so
good
as
this
which
we
may
haue
with
lesse
cost
by
much
at
home
:
Yet
must
they
in
the
meane
time
bee
accompted
greate
Doctors
,
because
they
can
skill
of
such
thinges
as
are
farre
fetched
,
though
they
neuer
sawe
the
place
where
they
grew
,
nor
euer
haue
séene
them
gréene
or
new
gathered
,
as
hath
●itherto
happened
of
that
excellent
●earbe
Scordium
,
which
beeing
●●ught
by
the
Merchant
out
of
far
Countries
and
solde
at
a
very
high
price
,
yet
is
now
lately
founde
to
haue
growen
continually
in
Germanie
,
both
as
fayre
as
that
which
commeth
from
beyond
seas
,
and
of
better
vse
for
the
bodies
of
our
Germains
than
the
other
.
In
like
sort
falleth
it
out
with
mynerals
,
mettals
,
and
precious
stones
,
which
as
the
learned
Storie
wryter
Sebastian
Munster
affirmeth
,
are
now
found
all
to
grow
at
home
with
vs
,
and
are
sent
abroad
into
other
Countries
in
great
abundance
,
which
a
hundred
&
fifty
yeares
agoe
were
sought
for
at
straungers
handes
,
and
so
distributed
about
.
We
that
doe
dayly
with
infinite
toyle
and
excessiue
charges
hunt
for
these
hidden
treasures
in
the
bowels
of
our
olde
mother
the
earth
,
doe
euery
day
finde
new
kindes
both
of
mettals
and
mynerals
,
that
the
olde
writers
neuer
knew
of
,
nor
those
that
at
this
day
inhabit
those
Countryes
are
yet
acquanted
with
,
beside
the
vnskilfull
Doctors
,
and
dwellers
at
home
,
is
it
possible
that
these
felowes
should
haue
better
knowledge
of
such
thinges
,
as
at
home
they
were
neuer
acquaynted
with
?
neyther
knowe
what
kinde
,
sorte
,
or
nature
they
bée
of
:
than
those
to
whom
they
be
most
familiar
,
and
who
dayly
gather
them
where
they
growe
:
Yet
cease
they
not
with
their
eloquent
pennes
,
impudently
to
lie
&
to
deface
the
truth
,
attributing
to
euery
thing
most
foolish
&
feyned
names
both
in
Greeke
and
Latine
,
not
waying
the
properties
and
qualities
of
euery
thing
,
according
to
which
the
Lord
God
did
by
Adam
from
the
beginning
name
them
:
but
as
séemeth
best
to
their
foolish
brayne
,
which
fansie
of
theirs
is
as
foolishly
still
mainteyned
,
and
shamelesly
defended
by
their
followers
,
alleadging
onely
this
slender
reason
,
such
and
such
a
Philosopher
hath
saide
it
:
which
for
the
blindnesse
sake
and
vntrustinesse
of
the
parties
they
might
rather
haue
déemed
to
haue
béene
most
false
.
And
thus
not
onely
to
God
and
his
gifts
,
but
to
their
owne
Countrey
of
Germanie
,
these
Doctors
and
Philosophers
of
Germanie
are
found
to
be
most
iniurious
,
who
despise
the
rare
blessings
of
God
that
are
proper
to
them
and
their
Countrey
:
Onely
commending
and
desiring
such
things
as
are
gotten
abroad
,
suppressing
with
a
vile
kinde
of
minde
such
thinges
as
they
haue
at
home
,
nay
,
which
is
a
fowler
thing
,
they
neyther
haue
desire
to
benefite
their
Countrie
nor
their
brethren
,
neyther
will
they
suffer
others
that
would
doe
it
,
but
studie
continually
how
they
may
with
all
sortes
of
raylings
and
slanders
stoppe
and
deface
the
good
and
laudable
attemptes
of
such
as
they
knowe
to
bee
studiously
and
honestly
giuen
.
Where
it
had
béene
a
great
deale
more
méete
for
them
first
〈◊〉
haue
giuen
most
heartie
thankes
to
God
that
in
the
latter
dayes
hath
so
aboundantly
blessed
our
Countrie
of
Germanie
in
bringing
to
light
such
infinite
treasures
as
hauing
long
lyen
hidde
,
are
now
through
his
mercie
found
out
,
to
the
end
that
by
continuall
beholding
of
them
wee
may
be
called
from
the
dungeon
of
darkenesse
to
light
,
and
to
the
amendment
of
our
liues
.
And
euen
of
the
verie
bountie
and
goodnesse
of
their
disposition
,
thou
mayst
easily
(
good
reader
)
perceiue
them
whom
God
will
haue
partakers
of
his
hidden
treasures
,
when
as
they
doe
not
with
iniustice
kéepe
to
themselues
the
secret
knowledge
which
they
haue
receiued
from
God
,
but
séeke
by
all
the
meanes
they
may
to
make
them
common
to
all
men
,
especially
to
those
that
be
good
and
godly
:
and
for
the
others
,
his
good
will
is
they
should
continually
apply
their
studies
to
their
priuate
contentation
,
and
neuer
atteyne
to
the
knowledge
of
the
truth
:
And
these
good
fellowes
vse
alwayes
to
kéepe
in
their
owne
custodie
such
thinges
as
they
them selues
haue
no
skill
of
,
neyther
will
they
suffer
such
as
are
of
vnderstanding
to
haue
the
vse
of
them
.
But
let
vs
leaue
this
kinde
of
people
as
withered
and
rotten
stockes
,
neyther
profitable
to
themselues
nor
others
:
And
according
to
that
which
God
hath
giuen
vs
,
let
vs
bee
fruitfull
,
alwayes
giuing
praise
and
thankes
to
God
our
mercifull
father
,
not
séeking
our
owne
honor
or
priuate
commoditie
,
who
shal
also
make
vs
profitable
&
fitte
for
his
kingdome
:
with
which
he
hath
promised
to
giue
to
vs
whatsoeuer
we
shall
haue
néede
of
,
so
that
we
séeke
for
that
kingdome
before
all
other
thinges
.
To
this
onely
God
who
is
&
hath
béene
from
euerlasting
,
bee
euerlasting
honour
and
glory
.
THe
testimonials
of
the
Princes
&
Magistrats
,
who
haue
seene
before
them
the
experience
and
miraculus
force
of
the
Silesian
Terra
Sigillata
:
And
there
vpon
for
the
acknowledging
of
such
diuine
benefites
,
and
extolling
the
glory
of
God
,
haue
vnder
their
great
seales
confirmed
the
truth
in
such
order
as
followeth
.
FIrst
an
exemplification
,
that
is
an
abstract
out
of
the
Germaine
originall
faithfully
translated
into
Latine
,
that
the
most
noble
Prince
William
Landgraue
of
Hesse
in
Cassell
Court
in
Catzenelnbog
,
Ditz
Ziegenheim
and
Nidda
,
of
his
great
clemencie
,
did
graunt
to
Andreas
Bertoldus
of
Oschatz
,
by
his
Doctors
in
Phisicke
and
Chauncellour
.
BEe
it
knowen
vnto
all
persons
,
that
an
honest
man
called
Bertold
of
Oschatz
,
came
into
the
presence
of
the
most
noble
Prince
and
Lord
,
the
Lord
William
Landgraue
of
Hesse
Court
of
Catzenelnbogen
Ditz
,
Ziegenheim
and
Nidda
&c.
our
gracious
Lord
and
Prince
,
and
in
humble
maner
declared
vnto
him
,
that
hee
had
found
in
an
olde
mine
of
Golde
within
the
dominion
of
Schueidnitz
,
a
new
kinde
of
earth
,
which
is
a
present
helpe
and
a
most
notable
remedie
against
all
maner
of
poysons
and
sundrie
diseases
,
which
earth
hauing
a
stampe
vpon
it
he
offered
to
sell
vnto
his
Excellencie
:
who
not
trusting
the
man
vpon
his
bare
worde
,
committed
the
matter
to
his
Phisitions
,
Maurice
,
Thaurern
,
and
Laurence
Hyper
:
Commaunding
them
to
make
a
perfect
tryall
of
the
saide
earth
,
wherevpon
the
saide
Doctors
in
Phisicke
to
satisfie
their
Prince
,
did
make
a
double
proofe
of
this
earth
,
in
this
manner
.
They
tooke
foure
sundrie
sortes
of
the
deadliest
poysons
that
might
be
,
which
were
,
Mercurie
Sublimate
,
Aconitum
,
Nereum
and
Apocinum
,
and
of
some
one
of
these
they
gaue
halfe
a
dramme
a
peece
to
eight
dogges
,
to
foure
of
them
they
gaue
the
earth
after
the
poyson
,
and
to
the
other
foure
the
poyson
alone
:
Of
these
foure
that
tooke
it
alone
,
the
first
that
tooke
Apocynum
,
dyed
within
halfe
an
houre
:
the
second
that
had
taken
Nereum
,
died
within
foure
houres
:
the
third
that
swallowed
Mercurie
,
died
within
nine
houres
after
:
And
although
they
all
did
cast
vp
some
part
of
the
poyson
,
yet
after
most
cruell
tormentes
with
crampes
and
trembling
they
died
:
the
fourth
dogge
that
eat
Aconitum
,
susteyned
thirtéene
great
panges
of
the
crampe
,
so
as
euery
man
thought
hee
woulde
haue
died
with
his
fellowes
,
yet
liued
he
the
first
day
,
and
hauing
halfe
the
dose
of
this
medicine
giuen
him
,
he
throughly
recouered
.
The
other
foure
dogges
to
whom
the
poysons
before
named
with
the
like
quantitie
of
this
Terra
Sigillata
was
giuen
,
for
three
houres
after
the
receiuing
of
it
,
were
very
sicke
and
feeble
,
especially
one
of
them
to
whom
the
double
quantitie
of
Aconitum
by
negligence
was
giuen
,
vomited
thrise
:
the
next
day
they
were
all
well
and
did
eate
their
meate
greedily
,
so
as
there
appeared
scarse
any
token
of
poyson
.
When
thus
his
Highnesse
had
séene
the
experience
of
this
earth
to
bee
so
present
a
remedie
against
such
deadly
poysons
,
&
that
the
saide
Andrew
Bertold
had
humbly
craued
his
letters
of
credite
,
both
in
the
fauour
of
the
man
and
aduancement
of
the
truth
,
that
others
might
haue
knowledge
,
he
denied
not
to
graunt
them
:
But
commaunded
that
his
letters
testimoniall
sealed
with
his
Highnesse
his
priuie
seale
,
and
subscribed
with
the
handes
of
the
foresaid
Doctors
,
in
whose
presence
this
tryall
was
made
,
should
be
giuen
vnto
him
.
Which
we
the
abouenamed
Doctors
vpon
our
allegiance
to
his
Highnesse
,
and
for
the
furtherance
of
the
truth
,
because
we
found
it
as
hath
béene
declared
to
be
true
&
vnfeyned
,
most
willingly
haue
done
.
Giuen
the
xxviij
.
of
July
,
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
,
1580.
-
Mauritius
Thaurer
D.
-
Laurencius
Hyperius
M.D.
-
Iohan
Krug
.
A
copie
of
the
Letters
Pattents
which
the
noble
earle
Wolfgan
earle
of
Hohenloe
,
Lord
of
Langenburg
&c.
Had
graunted
to
Andrewe
Bertolde
of
Oschatz
,
in
witnes
of
the
wonderful
vertues
of
the
Terra
Sigillata
,
found
latly
in
Germanie
which
hath
ben
tried
to
be
an
approued
medicine
against
the
strongest
poysons
,
and
sundrie
other
grieues
:
faithfully
translated
out
of
the
Germayne
Originall
.
WE
Wolfgangus
Earle
of
Hohenloe
,
Lorde
of
Langenburg
,
&c.
Do
openlie
make
knowen
vnto
all
men
by
these
my
Letters
Testimoniall
,
that
there
came
lately
before
me
at
Langenburg
,
my
welbeloued
friende
Andreas
Betholdus
of
Oschatz
,
and
declared
vnto
mee
that
he
had
a
most
excellent
kinde
of
Terra
Sigillata
,
which
was
not
al
onely
of
great
force
against
sundrie
diseases
:
but
also
a
most
vndoubted
remedy
against
all
manner
of
venemous
poisons
,
as
had
béene
prooued
by
sundrie
witnesses
vpon
a
great
number
of
dogges
,
which
made
me
also
desirous
to
sée
the
triall
of
it
.
It
happened
at
the
same
time
,
that
one
called
Wendel
Thumblardt
was
by
our
Lieuetenant
of
Langenburg
for
certaine
fellonies
imprisoned
,
who
being
examined
by
our
Iustices
,
confessed
himselfe
guilty
of
a
great
number
of
robberies
:
And
therefore
brought
to
the
barre
was
condemned
to
bee
hanged
.
Being
yet
deteined
in
prison
,
&
comming
to
his
eare
that
there
was
such
a
medicine
,
so
soueraigne
against
sundrie
sicknesses
,
and
the
most
deadly
poisons
,
hee
made
humble
request
as
well
by
his
parents
,
as
by
other
his
friends
,
of
which
there
were
present
no
small
number
,
desiring
for
the
mercie
of
God
,
&
respect
of
his
poore
life
,
that
being
thus
condemned
,
hee
,
might
haue
giuen
vnto
him
the
most
deadly
poison
that
might
be
deuised
,
whereby
a
perfit
triall
might
bee
had
of
the
worthines
of
this
medicinable
earth
.
And
in
this
respect
,
not
onely
for
this
pittifull
request
of
his
:
but
also
for
the
commoditie
and
benefite
of
all
Christendome
,
(
if
so
be
the
medicine
prooue
answearable
to
the
report
)
pardoning
the
offender
,
wee
graunted
his
life
vpon
that
condicion
.
Therefore
the
day
of
the
date
of
these
presents
,
in
the
presence
of
our selfe
,
and
our
welbeloued
Cosin
the
Countie
George
Friderick
of
Hohenloe
,
and
Lord
in
Langenburg
,
and
in
the
presence
of
all
our
Nobilitie
and
Commons
,
the
said
patient
receiued
a
dram
and
a
halfe
of
Mercurie
Sublimate
,
mingled
with
Conserue
of
Roses
,
&
immediatly
after
it
he
drank
a
dram
of
the
Terra
Sigillata
in
olde
wine
.
And
albeit
the
poison
did
in
the
iudgement
of
our
learned
Phisition
George
Pistor
Doctor
in
Phisicke
,
and
Iohn
Lutzen
our
Apothecarie
,
who
were
both
by
him
all
the
while
,
extremely
torment
and
vexe
him
:
yet
in
the
end
the
medicine
preuailing
ouercame
it
,
whereby
the
poore
wretch
was
deliuered
,
and
being
restored
to
his
health
was
committed
to
his
parents
.
Whereas
therefore
the
foresaid
Andrew
Berthold
,
hath
humbly
required
io
haue
our
Letters
Testimoniall
for
his
farther
credite
,
wee
haue
thought
good
for
the
furtherance
and
aduancement
of
the
truth
,
to
graunt
him
these
our
Letters
,
signed
with
our
seale
Manuell
.
Giuen
at
Langenburg
the
25.
of
Ianuarie
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
.
1581.
The
copie
of
the
Letters
Testimoniall
granted
by
the
Magistrats
of
the
Citie
of
Iuliers
vnto
Maister
Crisantus
a
Cronenbnrg
,
Citizen
of
Coleine
,
in
the
name
and
behalfe
of
Andreas
Bertholdus
of
Oschatz
,
touching
the
force
and
vertues
of
the
sealed
earth
lately
found
in
Germanie
.
Truely
drawen
out
of
the
dutch
originall
.
WE
the
Maior
and
Aldermen
of
the
Towne
of
Iuliers
doe
signifie
vnto
all
to
whome
this
present
writing
shall
come
,
that
there
presented
himselfe
before
vs
one
Crisant
of
Cronenburg
a
substantiall
man
,
and
Citizen
of
Coleine
,
declaring
vnto
vs
that
hee
had
an
assured
remedie
against
all
poisons
,
called
by
the
name
of
Terra
Sigillata
,
Axungia
Solis
,
S.
Pauls
earth
,
or
Adams
earth
,
being
made
vp
in
diuers
trocisks
,
some
of
them
reddish
in
colour
,
some
Greyish
,
sealed
with
a
scutchin
wherein
is
portrayed
the
Sunne
,
the
halfe
Moone
,
and
fiue
Starres
.
In
place
of
the
helmet
these
Letters
,
A.B.
and
on
the
other
side
V.O.
Who
beséeched
vs
to
giue
him
leaue
to
make
triall
in
our
sight
of
the
said
earth
vpon
certaine
doggs
and
beastes
.
Which
when
wee
had
graunted
,
the
said
Crisantus
did
will
to
be
brought
before
him
two
great
dogges
of
like
colour
and
bignesse
,
and
therewithal
two
Crowns
weight
of
Mercurie
Sublimate
,
which
he
deuided
in
our
presence
,
and
in
the
sight
of
Iohn
Oitweilers
our
sworne
Surgeon
,
into
two
equall
portions
,
whereof
the
one
hee
gaue
alone
in
a
péece
of
Larde
to
the
one
dogge
,
the
other
parte
of
the
poison
he
gaue
to
the
other
in
a
péece
of
Larde
béeing
mingled
with
the
quantity
of
three
Trocisks
of
the
Terra
Sigillata
.
Both
the
doggs
in
our
presence
deuoured
the
portions
that
were
throwen
vnto
them
,
and
both
vomited
and
grew
to
be
very
féeble
,
sixe
houres
after
the
receiuing
of
the
poison
,
the
first
dogge
that
had
taken
the
poison
pure
without
any
of
the
earth
,
dyed
.
The
other
which
had
receiued
the
Terra
Sigillata
with
the
poison
,
remained
safe
and
aliue
,
and
being
shut
vp
for
a
day
,
after
was
suffered
to
goe
at
large
.
Sith
these
things
we
saw
to
be
true
as
they
bee
reported
,
we
thought
good
to
graunt
to
the
before
named
Crisanti●●
of
Cronenburg
these
our
Letters
of
Credence
,
sealed
with
our
common
Seale
.
Giuen
at
Iuliers
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1580.
The
xij
.
of
Februarie
.
Subsigned
Paulus
Herle
.